A healthy environment speaks volume

A healthy environment is essential for peace of mind and growth. This refers to a clean, safe, and balanced natural world where air, water, and soil are free from pollutants but is that achievable in our world? An environment where living organisms live, especially humans, should be free of contaminants that would support life, provide clean air to breathe, fresh water to drink, fertile land for crops, and a stable climate, which is important.

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A clean environment is not a luxury, it is a pass to good health, as many harmful organisms can be contracted in one's environment if it is dirty. Clean air reduces the risk of respiratory diseases, while clean water prevents the spread of waterborne illnesses. Fertile land improves agriculture, provides food for the people, and is a source of farmers' income. Our environment would have been better and safer without human activities that pose threats. Activities such as industrialisation, deforestation, pollution, plastic waste, and overuse of natural resources are causing serious harm. We no longer have clean water to drink, and air and water pollution are now rampant in some cities.

COMPONENTS OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

Before an environment can be said to be healthy, it requires collective efforts at the individual, community, and governmental levels. A few factors are to be considered.

• Reduce pollution:- Heavy machinery industries should not be built close to residential areas. This should be practiced because of the oil spillage and carbon dioxide from these engines, which are harmful to human health. Oils can be washed into water sources which could deteriorate human health.

• Plant trees:- Afforestation and reforestation help purify the air. Trees are only being cut down without being replanted which could expose the environment to hazards.

• Waste management:- Proper disposal and recycling of waste prevent land and water pollution. In our society today, there is no adequate waste management. In some cities, incinerators are not provided, which makes people dump refuse into the drainage, and during the rainy season, there won't be a proper flow of water, which might lead to flooding. Drainage should be dug and refuse should be dumped properly in an incinerator.

• Environmental education:- Raising awareness on how to keep the environment clean and healthy is a good way to start enlightening people on the importance of drainage and proper disposal of refuse. This encourages more people to take action.

Looking at the environment where I am presently, I can say it is healthy to some extent because it is free from noise, air, nd water pollution, which is one of the good factors a healthy environment must possess, especially for someone like me who dislikes noise. It makes living there a little bit comfortable. A clean and healthy environment should be everyone's priority, and every individual has a role to play in protecting and preserving our environment for future generations. If the environment is met in a good way, that's the only way there would be continuation in protecting it.

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